Behind the Castle's Door [COMPLETED]

Twentieth Door

"Balcony at eight," Clementine whispered to herself as she drank water from the glass she was holding.

The family ate dinner at six o'clock, and the servants are now free to go to their rooms and rest after finishing their jobs. That was their routine, and by the time it got to eight o'clock, you'd be lucky to see any servants in the corridors.

"Clementine, we're leaving!" Ingrid yelled from the door together with Adela.

Before they left the kitchen, she turned around and waved Adela and Ingrid goodbye.

"Should I change?" She questioned herself.

She was still in her maid's uniform, and she could tell her garments smelled different because she had been wearing them all day. She returned the glass which she used to drink water and walked out of the kitchen going up to her room. Her eyes widened as she looked at her wristwatch; it was 7:40 and she barely had time to change her clothing. She dashed down the corridor until she reached her room, once she was in front of her room she opened the door and her brows furrowed in perplexity since there were two boxes on the bed. She was certain the boxes weren't here earlier when she left the room.

She approached her bed and opened the boxes out of curiosity, and her jaw fell when she did so. A white dress and silver heels were included in the boxes, along with a letter that said "wear this." She took the dress and examined it making her eyebrow raised and her lips pursed.

"I'm definitely not wearing this," she shook her head, but then came to a pause when she understood something. "Of course, Lady Alcina put this here; who else would? I'll be meeting her tonight, but what's up with the dress?" her brow furrowed.

She stood up and walked into her restroom, where she put the dress on her body. She exited the restroom and walked over to her vanity, her brow furrowed as she examined herself. The dress she's wearing is extremely tight, hugging her physique, the length was above the knee, and the front is also cut in a deep v-neck shape, revealing her cleavage.

"This is too revealing!" She groaned, her gaze falling on the clock.

The clock had changed to eight, which made her panic; she didn't have time to change, no matter how much she wanted to. She quickly put on the silver heels and finger-combed her hair before exiting her room and running to the balcony, where Alcina is waiting. She finally made it to the balcony after collecting her breath from her sprint. She straightened her stance and headed to the balcony, her jaw dropping as she found Alcina standing there with a long cigarette stick in her hand, gazing at the stars. The tall woman turned around when she noticed Clementine's presence at the door which made her smile.

"There you are, I was afraid you wouldn't show," she murmured, her gaze sweeping over Clementine and landing on the exposed region of her chest.

Clementine noticed that Alcina was looking at her chest which she immediately covered using her hair.

"Yes, I was simply late," she said, her gaze remaining fixed on Alcina. "You look gorgeous— I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that goddammit," she said, poking her forehead.

Alcina was dressed in a white suit and hat that she had sewn and made herself. She was awestruck; she had assumed it would look fine on the woman, but seeing her wear it in front of her just hits differently.

Alcina chuckled. "Clementine, you, too, are stunning. My dress appears to be a fantastic fit for you."

"This dress is yours?"

She smiled and nodded. "Before I became a super sized bitch, that was my favorite one to wear," she quipped.

"You're wearing the suit I made you," she said, her lips pressed together and her gaze falling to the ground.